Nigerian man recounts how father’s neglect turned his mom into a resourceful wife

• Mpa Kelechi, a social media commentator, has sparked discussions on modern marriage dynamics, comparing it to his father’s approach that aided his mother.

• Kelechi shared his childhood experiences, highlighting how his father’s insistence on food during conflicts shaped his mother into a resourceful businesswoman, despite her husband’s refusal to provide.

Social media commentator Mpa Kelechi has ignited discussions regarding the dynamics of contemporary marriages by drawing comparisons to the methods employed by his father, which ultimately benefited his mother.

In a recent Facebook post, Kelechi shared insights from his upbringing, highlighting how his father’s decision to withhold food during disputes fostered his mother’s development into a resourceful entrepreneur. Despite facing these adversities, his mother remained committed to the marriage.

He juxtaposed this with the current state of relationships, expressing concern over the inclination of some individuals to terminate marriages for reasons that do not involve physical abuse.

Kelechi urged modern women to cultivate skills prior to marriage, equipping themselves to navigate potential financial difficulties, which could ultimately preserve their marriages.

How my father’s neglect transformed my mother into a resourceful wife.

“I remember while growing up if my mom and dad had a problem my father would not provide food for a week and even a month sometimes and my mother would be the one taking care of everything which is not good as a father but we her children would decode that there was a problem but my mom didn’t leave the marriage due to it but rather she turned it into knowing how to do business but this our generation any marital quarrel that results in no physical äbüse or continuing not providing food for the family boöm they will leave the marriage and tag it my mental health is more important than the marriage.

Madam Marriage is not rosy and will never be. For many of us here, our fathers made our mothers jäcks of all trades due to our fathers’ continuous inability to provide food at home. Madam go and learn work, start up something before entering marriage to avoid leaving your marriage unnecessarily because no marriage out there is perfect okwu nke oseburuwa.”